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Sony Xperia Z3: A small leap forward for one of the best Android smartphones

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 2:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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Sony is adamant that for the time being, its best course of action is to release new, flagship Android smartphones on a biannual basis. The Xperia Z3 is the company’s latest effort and while the device is certainly a high-end contender, the smaller leaps in hardware and software innovation are beginning to affect its market impact. From the outside, it doesn’t look alarmingly different to the Xperia Z2. Sony is still pushing its ‘OmniBalance’ design language, which equates to a sophisticated, rectangular look with plenty of glass covering the front and back. The main differentiator this time around, however, are…

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Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact: A skinny, waterproof 8-inch slate with an abysmal name

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 2:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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What happened to Android tablets? Aside from Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S line-up, there’s been precious little for gadget fans to drool over recently. Sony is one of the few companies still pursuing this space and today it unveiled its latest effort: the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Not a name that rolls off the tongue, I know. As the name suggests, this is essentially a smaller version of the Xperia Z2 Tablet announced in February at Mobile World Congress. The new slate sports an 8-inch full HD (1080p) display, a 2.5Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal…

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Sony’s Xperia E3 is an entry-level Android smartphone with LTE

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 2:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Sony today introduced the Xperia E3, its “most affordable” Android smartphone with LTE. The device offers a bright 4.6-inch display and a design reminiscent of the company’s new mid-range and high-end offerings. Although the bezels are fairly wide, it’s still a fairly attractive design with a thin profile, rounded edges and minimal branding. Under the hood is a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of onboard storage, bolstered by a microSD card slot. These aren’t the most exciting specs, but entry-level smartphones is a revitalised segment in the mobile industry. As we’ve seen with the Moto E…

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Samsung to serve up seamless access to Dropbox through core apps, including photo gallery

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 2:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Among the hullabaloo of phablets and virtual reality headsets at Samsung’s event today, another related nugget emerged from the vaults of Dropbox. While Samsung and the cloud-storage giant have partnered for a number of years already to offer Dropbox pre-installed on some devices, including premium access, things are now being pushed to the next level. From the end of September, any new Samsung device you buy (including the just-launched Galaxy Note 4), will integrate more deeply with Dropbox at an app level. For starters, you’ll be able to back up your photos directly from the Gallery app. This means you…

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Samsung reveals its virtual reality headset, the Gear VR Innovator Edition, launching this year

Sep03
by on September 3, 2014 at 1:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

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Alongside the announcement of the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung has also introduced a virtual reality (VR) headset, the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition. The device has been designed to work specifically with the Note 4 and is the result of “a deep and integrated” partnership with Oculus, Samsung said. “With the Gear VR Innovator Edition, users can sit in the best seat of a theater, can be on-stage of a performance with full 360 3D video, and can enjoy gaming like it’s never been seen before – inside stunning worlds where imagination becomes reality,” it added. While there’s some question over whether there’s…

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